QA/QC Technician - West Texas

A WORLD LEADER IN TESTING, INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salary / benefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization.

If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other non-job-related characteristics.

This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

The key responsibilities for this position include :

• Serve as an on-site customer QA / QC representative to ensure quality tools are delivered in a timely manner to support ongoing drilling and completions operations.
• Operate in and on-call environment with 2 scheduled weekends off per month
• Quality Assurance & Control : DS-1®, customer, industry, or vendor specification monitoring and enforcement on drilling, completions, handling and specialty tools
• Actively monitor inspection, assembly, and testing operations
• Mill Surveillance of drill pipe and casing manufacturing
• Quality Audits : Quality Management System (QMS) reviews and technical process audits of Rental / Specialty Tool Providers, Inspection Facilities, Machine Shops, and Rig-sites to evaluate conformance to applicable international, industry, internal and customer specific standards
• Communicate with Project Managers during assignments of job progress and issues
• Critical thinking and problem solving to ensure a viable solution for our clients
• Deliverables for all assignments are a detailed report and associated field documents containing findings, actions and relevant technical details of the job

Experience, Skills, and Education Requirements :

• Demonstrated technical knowledge of the Standard DS-1, relevant API specifications, and other applicable industry standards
• Demonstrated aptitude to read, interpret, and enforce job associated inspection, assembly, or testing procedures
• Effectively read, interpret, and utilize drawings and technical schematics to enforce client requirements
• Demonstrated ability to measure dimensions using calipers, micrometers, and scales, reading to within 1 / 64th of an inch
• Perform basic mathematic computations and conversions
• Effective and grammatically appropriate written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to efficiently produce detailed technical reports in MS Office Suite Software (Word, Excel) to include scanning and uploading supporting documents and incorporating photos into report
• Demonstrated ability to professionally communicate via email and phone with coworkers, vendors, and customers on a daily basis as necessary
• Intermediate level familiarity with Microsoft Windows / Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) to include typing skills and electronic file organization
• Social and emotional intelligence proven ability to interact, manage and mitigate conflict with personnel at all levels of industry

Preferred Qualifications :

• NDT experience (Level II certifications in MP, LP, UT, VT)
• Oil & Gas industry experience (3 or more years)
• Experience with assembly, repair, or qualification of Drilling & Completions tools
• Experience with DS-1® Vol 3 & 4; API 5DP, 5CT, and other API specifications related to drilling and completions equipment

Physical Requirements :

• Ability to sit, walk, climb stairs, or stand for up to 14 hours with limited breaks
• Ability to hear : audible shop alarms, safety instructions issued verbally by shop safety coordinators or equipment operators, phone calls from project managers, dispatch and other internal and external company employees
• Ability to see visual defects as small as 1 / 64 in tools being inspected
• Ability to carry a tool bag, computer bag and other personal effects to / from worksite (50lb)
• Ability to travel via automobile or airplane

Working Conditions / Terms :

This is an on-call hourly position often requiring non-standard and irregular working hours, up to a maximum of 16 hours / day.

Technicians will receive either the 1st or 3rd or 2nd and 4th weekends off each month. For months with a 5th weekend, all technicians are on-call.

Technicians are required to have reliable transportation with the ability to travel 250 miles from home base. Multi-day, overnight travel may be required.

Technicians must provide their own laptop and MS Office software (Word, Excel, and Outlook) along with a smartphone from a major cellular provider.